Drone intercepted near Erbil airport, two drones fall in Basra oil field

Drone intercepted near Erbil airport, two drones fall in Basra oil field
2026-03-10T19:25:15+00:00

Shafaq News- Erbil/ Basra

Air defenses intercepted and downed a drone near Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan Region on Tuesday evening, while two drones fell hours apart in the Majnoon oil field in Basra province in southern Iraq.

A security source said that air defenses intercepted and shot down a drone near Erbil airport, without specifying the intended target or whether there were any casualties or damage.

In southern Iraq, another source reported that a drone fell inside the Majnoon oil field west of Basra. The second on the same location.

The incidents did not result in injuries or material damage.

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